by Spring | Nov 13, 2018 | 4 D's, Discover, Featured, Tuesday Teaching Tactic
Wow! We’ve made it to 16 weeks of Teaching Tactics! Today’s tip is to pull up a YouTube video to play for your students. We know that most students are not watching classical pianists and orchestras perform. It’s our job to expose them to this... 
by Whitney | Nov 6, 2018 | 4 D's, Develop
Welcome back for another Tuesday teaching tactic. Today we want to ask you to think about your last five or ten lessons taught. Think about the activities and pieces you covered… How often did you get off the bench? Did you play a game on the floor? Pull... 
by Whitney | Oct 16, 2018 | 4 D's, Develop
Today’s teaching tactic is Breathe. As I considered what to share today, I decided on one word – Breathe. Then I thought of several ways to apply it in my daily teaching. Here are the applications for this word I came up with: 1. Is your student... 
by Spring | Oct 9, 2018 | 4 D's, Develop, Featured, Tuesday Teaching Tactic
The weeks are flying by and it’s time for our thirteenth Tuesday Teaching Tactic! Our tip for this week is to take a step back. As teachers who want to help our students succeed, we often jump in right when they hit a challenge. But, sometimes our students... 
by Spring | Sep 25, 2018 | 4 D's, Develop, Featured, Tuesday Teaching Tactic
“Was that right?” “Where do my hands go?” “Is this the right note?” Our students can ask a lot of questions. But who answers those questions when they’re trying to practice at home? If they don’t have a parent who can...